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Old 30th May 2018, 12:50 PM   #1
Martin Lubojacky
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Default Correction of origin - Oromo camel herders dagger

I was of the opinion till now, that the dagger on the picture was of the Kunama (Sudanese - Ethiopian - Eritrean borderland) origin. This was mainly based on the painting which I saw in Ethiopia years ago. After a recent trip to Babile (between Harrar and Ji Jiga) I have to repair this my probalby erroneous view. The man keeping the dagger on the picture is Oromo camel Herder from Babile...

The daggers have very typical handle made of horn, always with the brass sideways flattened bulbous pommel. The length varies from small (totally cca 20 cms) till the length of a bigger Afar gille.
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